Guff-fastener



(No Model.) J., V. PILGHER.

GUFRFASTENER v No. 329,207.' Patented Oct. 27, 1885,

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JOHN vAsHr'i PILOHER, 0F toulsvinneknnrookr.

.CUFF-FASTENER.

QPECIFIGATIQN forming part ofLetters Patent No. 329,207, datedeOctober 27, 1885.

Application filed June 22 1885. Serial No.169,463. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN .V. PiLoHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following'to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to that class of devices which'are designed to attach cuffs to sleeves at points where there are no buttons; and its object is to provide means whereby one end of the attacher may enter a button-hole in one or both ends of a cuff and entirely inclose that portion of the cuff between its edge and the said hole or holes, to form a secure attachment thereto, and means whereby the other end of the attacher may be adapted to clamp at either side or at its end upon a portion of a sleeve, and that when clamped at either side its points of attachment may be as nearly as possible in line with the body of the attacher.

To this end my invention consists in the construction andcombination of parts forming a cuif-attacher hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of my invention, with the clamp extended. Fig. 2' is an inverted plan view of the same with the clamp turned crosswise. Fig. 3 is a plan view of one modification, and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same, showing also another modification of the invention. Fig. 5 is an end view thereof. I Fig. 6 is an end view of a modification thereof. Fig. 7 is a plan view, and Fig. 8 is a vertical section of the joint of the holder and clamp.

A represents a common toothed clamp having two jaws pivoted together and impelled to close by a spring placed around thepivot. Directly to the center of one jaw of this clamp I pivot my fastener by a rivet, D, passing through its tang a. This fastener consists, essentially, of two parts-the body B and the tongue Cboth of elastic sheet metal. The body is shaped into three sides'of a parallelogram, of which the tongue, when properly attached, forms the fourth side. The end I), standing nearly at right angles to the body,

is provided with a. hook, ate receive the narrow end'of the tongue, andhold it after the manner of a safety-pin. Torender the tongue with the outer edge of the h0ok,and far enough therefrom to form a narrow channel, f, through which the tongue may escape upward in a direction parallel to that taken in its descent froinlbehind the hook.

same characteristicsthe hook c, the bar 6 The modification shown in Fig. 6 has the across its mouth and parallelto its outer edge,

.and thefnarrow channel f, which in thiscas'e" U formsits opening at one vertical side of theend '12, while in the principal form the opening is at the top edge of'the said end. The I end 6' is to be placed through a button-hole in I one or both ends of a cuff, and the tongue is' tobe swung on its pivot over the cuff and' secured under the hook 0, thus surrounding and completely inclosing a portion of the cuff within the metallic parallelogram of the holder, so that the cuff cannot possibly be lost. The end b, being, like the rest of the device, of thin sheet metal, may be readily inserted through the button-holes of the cuff without straining or misshaping them. The clamp, being pivoted upon the holder, may be turned to engage in its jaws either edge of a' placket in a shirtsleeve, or it may be set straight out to engage a small fold of a coat-sleeve. By being pivoted at or near its center the clamp has less sidewise pull than if pivoted at the end remote from the jaws, and this directness of action is a point to be desired, for if the jaws of the clamp are far to one side of the line of the body the end b will be held on a constant twist in the button-holes, thereby damaging the cuff, and the clamp thus turned far to one side is constantly strained in a direction to straighten it out, thus letting the cuff forward an inch or so from where it had been fixed.

To render my clamp still less liable to turn on its pivot, I provide a series of catches consisting of a projection, h, on one plate to register with three indentations, i, in the adjacent plate. One of these plates is the tang of the body or tongue, and the other plate is one arm of the clamp. A very low projection is all that is required to hold this clamp as set when the pivot D is closely riveted. The plates are so thin as to spring slightly, allowing the catch to escape by the application of a little force in the direction to turn the clamp.

In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the pivot on which the arms of the clamp swing is extended at one end through a bentup portion of the shank a in the central line of the body B of the holder, and serves as the pivot on which the clamp is revolved vertically from side to side. This joint may be provided with the same style of catches to hold the clamp set to either side. This modification has one objection in comparison with the principal form shownthe modification cannot be set straight out as the other can. By reversing the bend of the tongue 0, as in Fig. 4, so that it springs inward the narrow projection at its free end and the hook a may be dispensed with, the pressure of the tongue upon the cuff serving to keep it upon the end 12.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

.1. The combination, with a spring-clamp or equivalent fastener, of another fastener secured thereto, consisting of a body-piece having the bend I), provided with a hook, c, and a tongue with a narrow end adapted to engage the said hook.

2. The combination, in a cuff-fastener, of a body, B, having. the bent end I), provided with a hook, c, a bar, e, across the mouth of the latter, and a narrow channel, f, nearly parallel to the inner edge of the hook, and a tongue, 0, provided with a narrow end adapted to engage the said hook, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of a clamp having springclosed jaws, and a fastener, substantially as described, adapted to engage a cuff through a 'buttonhole thereof, and having a tang pivoted to the clamp at or near the longitudinal center of the latter, substantially as shown and described, whereby the clamp may turn on its center from side to side on the cuiffastener, as set forth.

4. The combination, with a clamp having spring-closed jaws pivoted together, of a cuffholder comprising a body, B, having the bent end b, an elastic tongue, 0, and a shank, a, the latter being pivoted to the center of the said clamp, substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination of a fasteneradapted to attach to a cufi' by a button-hole, and having a sheet-metal shank, and another fasteneradapted to clamp a portion of a sleeve, the two fasteners pivoted together, the one to turn from side to side upon the other, a series of indentations in the face of one fastener at the said pivot-joint, and a projection on the other fastener to register therewith, substantially as shown and described, whereby the two fasteners may be retained in position with one projecting from either side of or straight out from the other.

In testimonywhereof I aft-1X my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN VASHE PILCHER.

Witnesses:

J. T. ONEAL, J AMES G. Grvnns. 

